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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-26
Life in the Far West.

San Francisco Chronicle.
/ think Montana must be altogether pleas
ant country. Democracy seems to obtain in q
form which would perhaps please the Anarchist
if the Anarchist did n OF want all things and all
people to work for mis- personal comfort. The
gambling houses there are all proudly labeled
so that you cannot mistake them for churches or
private residences Licensed Gambling House,
is there in full, big print, and in those exciting
establishments white men and women, negroes.
Chinese and Indians gamble in utter annihia-
ton of prejudices. Money bet levels all
ranks and makes the white, yellow and red men
brothers, perhaps with the difference in
personal ideas of value as the chips. The most
prominent hotel is looked upon as palatial. The
bedrooms are six feet by four. One under
stand why they gamble there. But Montana is
not any worse than California used to be.
There were some places in this State where
women's rights had reached painful settlement
by the adoption by women of mems privileges.
A friend of mine tells how once he was staging
it through a rough mining country. and in the
stage were two ladies going from mining
camp to another in pursuit of change of air.
The snow was deep on the ground, and my
friend hauled out his pocket flask and handed it
very politely to the other men in the coach.
They took sip, and whey he had taken one
himself he prepared to put it back in his pocket.
The two ladies had watched the proceeding
closely, and when they saw him prepare to put
it away, one of them burst out:
Say, Sal, get to the of a gun. He
amt even goin' to offer us drink"
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A Silver Dollar for Picture Frames.

Pnlladelphla news.
II gave you silver dollar for some cigars
half an hour ago Will you look over your
money drawer and see if it has been passed
out2' 1t was in Philadelphia cigar store. A
well dressed young fellow the speaker. The
dealer found that he had just eleven of the
coins, and he spread them in row on the coun-
ter. The young man took them up by one
weighed each in turn in his hand, and an ex-
preston of vexation overspread his face as he
laid the last down very carefully and murmured
II knew couldn't tell that way" Then he
went at them again. This time he grasped the
dollar firmly with one hand and pressed his nail
upon the letter "E in States" At the elev-
enth dollar there came sudden change i'll the
appearance of the coin. Half of it slid one wa V
and half the other, and in the lower half. COW
cred with fat crystal, the miniature of
an extremely pretty girl. The young man
heaved a sigh of relief, laid down greenback in
exchange and left the store. He was one of the
numerous victims of fad that has lately struck
Philadelphia with all the vigor of oddity and ex-
pensiveness combined The pocket pieces are
made of two coins, followed out and fitted to-
gether with such exactness that they cannot be
distinguished from a genuine coin. A picture
of the owners best girl is the correct thing to 60
inside, and the faddist may pay from Sc to $50
for the frame.
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THOMAS COOMBs.
Unexplained Death of Ws!1-Educated and
Promising Young Man.

Unexplained Death of a Ws1-Educated and
Promising Young Man.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Jcurual.
WASHINGTON, Nov. % About two or three
months ago Thomas Coombs, aged nearly thirty,
and unmarried, DISAPPEARED from this city, and
efforts have since been made by his two
brothers to ascertain his whereabouts. He was
the son of J. j. Coombs. of Fort Wayne, where
the family of that name is large. well-known
and highly respected. few days ago ssele-
ton was found in Fairfax county, Virginia, forty
miles from here, and near q point where trains
meet and pass on the Virginia Midland.
Coombs had friends in that vicinity, and the
discovery was reported to his brother Winter, of
this city, who has made two trips to the place,
ano Is now another for the purpose OF escer-
tanning whether IL Is the skeleton of the missing
man. A friend of the family informed the
Journal correspondent this evening. that the
skeleton had been identified, and that there was
very little, il any doubt, that il was that OF
Thomas Coombs Everything had been taken
from the clothing by which the remains could
be identified, indicating preparations for death.
pocket-knife which the deceased long carried
was so disfgured that it could scarcely be recog-
pized; the of the owner was carefully
broken out The teeth of the deceased first gave
evidence of identity. Coonbs was an educated
and very bright young man. He was a chemist
and pharmacist of attachments. and had
been conducting some valuable experiments
here during the past two or three years.
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ILLINOIS.
The BeIt-Oidhann Vendetta Results I'm the
Killing of Two More Men.

The BeIt-OIdhanl Vendetta Results in the
Killing of Two More Men.
ELIzABETHTowN. Nov. 25.-The Hardin
county vendetta which threatened TO depopu.
late two counties few months ago, has broken
out again and two more desperate man hunters
have been killed without having an opportunity
to remove their boots. The cemetery record
shows total of thirteen killed, five of whom
have taken their departure this year. The
story of the tragedy that provoked the feud is
well known throughout southern Illinois, Two
years ago. Logan Belt. desperate character
shot aud killed Doc Oldham at a dance in the
oldham Homestead. Both men were among the
most prominent in the county. and the excite
ment reached high pitch. The community
took sides, and when Wash Covert, witness for
the prosecution. was laid low with a charge of
buckshot the trouble bagan. Luke rnbrink.
who was connected with the Oldham faction,
was assassnated on his doorstep. Ed Belt was
soon after shot from ambush and killed. Logan
Belt sent to the pententiary for the killing
Of Doc Oldham, and Bill Fraley went mp for the
shooting of Covert During the trial Ku-klux
organization, of which Belt captain, and
which contained some of the best men in the
county, was exposed This band called
"Sous of Liberty" and it's ostensible object was
to regulate citizens While Belt and Fraley
were IN the penitentiary couple of were
killed on each side After they were released
Belt was indicted for the assassination OF Horn
brink. and was tired last spring and acquitted.
Three weeks later he was shot dead from
bush. Two weeks after Captain Logan Belts
death, his brother. Jim Belt, was shot and
killed at the same spot. Gave in-rock." These
assassinations produced great CONSERVATION,
and the friends OF the Belt faction. among
whom was Earl Sherwood and others. received
orders emigrate and they moved into adj
joining county. Then Judge Hess, of the Cir
cult Court. who presided at Belts trial. was
threatened with death if he Gid not leave He
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Faster Time for Freight Trains.

Said general freight agent. yesterday: 81
look for great changes In the speed of freight
trains within the next year. The now air brake
for freight trains is destined to work wonders in
this direction. The average speed of freight
trains will doubtless be doubled, and they will
be able to use the track any part of the day.
avoiding the present delays. Heretofore the
lack Of appliances to control their speed has
been a source of danger. not only to the train
itself, but the traffic OF the road generally. AS
soon as one of the great trunk lines adopts the
air brake for freight trains the others will fol-
low, as tbsy will DO compelled to meet the COM
petition of the faster time. The cars now built
are sc substantial in character that it will
admit of moving them passenger
train time. if necessary" Mr.. Westpg
house himself last week, when in Bos-
ton with the train equipped with this air
brake, said that he expected to freight trains
run sixty miles per hour when such speed was
really necessary to make sde-track some
meeting point In the recent tests in different
parts of the country a speed of fifty miles per
hour has been acquired. and the speed regulated
with entire ease and safety. railroad official
who saw the test the West Shore road says
ical In one of the tests made a comparison was
instituted between the old and the new styles of
brake. train of fifty cars, running at a speed
of twenty-ons miles per hour. with the ordinary
equipment of brakes. was stopped in eighty-four
seconds, running 2, 1873 feet; with the air brake
the same train was stopped in twelve seconds,
running only 203 feet
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Brief Mention.

In the country southwest of Vandalia sickness
is prevailing to an alarming extent In London
township a number of cattle have died and
others sick with the disease. Some families,
it is said, also affected with the malady.
James Cahill. the most extensive coal-operator
in Peru, died Thursday, aged sixty nine.
He was also largely engaged in the dry goods
and grocery business. and was a large owner of
city real estate and farming lands. He leaves
property worth over 800, 900.
At Vienna. Oh Thursday, Maj. A. j. King Ken
dali Post No 140. Sons of Veterans, was organ
lied with twenty-three charter members. L..
o. Whitenell was elected captain, George Gill
lespie and A. j. Perkins, heutenants. The or
ganiZatiou effected by Messrs. Charles
Shaggs and William Burnett, of Harrisburg
Post
E. n Davis, one of the oldest merchants of
Lincoln. and for many years member OF the
City Council, died suddenly on Thursday night
The deceased had attended a performance at
the opera house. was taken suddenly ill after
returning home, and died soon after. He was
widely known and respected throughout central
Illinois.
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D. heard this winter in Congress in behalf of
tha veterans with whom he mingled as pri-
Fate during the rebellion. He wears u. A H.
badge and as he point ted 70 il he said that be
laid no claim 10 being Of the leaders durin z
the war, but that he had the honor of being
private for three years. He spoke in bitter
terms Of the slight which had been heaped upon
the soldiers during President Cleveland's adj
ninistration.
throughout Indiana the soldier element feels
very bitter towards President Cleveland. he
said. cit Is true that recently the expression OF
feeling among them has subsidized, but they have
rot forgotten the that the President
pursued on different occasions when the veeer-
were interested. The time Is coming, 10 VIII
be next year when the Democratic party will De
made TO realize that il has lost the support OF
the soldier vote almost entirely. Ii MAKES my
blood boil to see how the soldiers have been
treated President Cleveland was not In the
war and he cannot realize the prlvat,ons OF the
veteran.
s.As an ILLUSTRATION of how the soldiers have
been treated during the present ADMINISTRATION
] can cite the instance of one old man VINO De-
longs at Frankfort. Ind. He served IN the war
for three years, WAS thrown from MS horse. nao
his breastbone broken and one leg SO oaoiy
crushed that lt necessary TO amputate IL.
He has since been both a physical ana mental
wreck. We have tried hard TO secure pension
for him, but failed, the arguments made against
il being that the old man had been dshonoraoiy
discharged This is not true; but there was
mistake in putting his name In the wrong reg
irnenE His case will be taken up this winter,
hnd il We again fail We will lay IL before Con
gress.
Yes have noted the comments that are
being no ade regarding the expected move OF
Carlisle. Fairchild and other Democrats to
have reduction in the tariff made this winter
They may find that their scheme will be blocked.
Protection is growing in favor, even In tue
Southern States In Georgia especially is this
sentiment increasing. Many people, those who
were formerly Democrats, have concluded that
their interests mean protection. ana some OF
the most influential men there say that next
year they will vote for the Republican ticket
Tine present indications are that at the next
presidential election the Democrats will receive
a rebuke that will be reminder to them that
their policy is not in accord Nth the sentiment
of the people
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Minor Notes.

The merchants and others directly interested
in Marklevills, have organized a stock company
and a contract has been let for drilling natural
gas well. Work at boring will probably be
commenced within the next five days.
Harry Brown, switchman. employed in the
Chicago and Atlantic yards at HUNTINGTON was
run over by the cars and killed Thursday
He about thirty i've years of age, and it is
said he had wife aud three children in Kent
Ohio.
Omer Candy freight brakeman. fell from the
cars while coming through bridge over White
water at Connersville. on Thu rsday, and was
ground to death under the wheels His body
was found hanging head downward under the
bridge held by one foot. forty feet from the
ground His home was near Longwood where
he leaves a wife, He had been on the railroad
only a few DAYS
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Saved from the Scho,.ep.

NEW YORK, Nov. % AT the Office of the
Netherlands American Steamship Company. a
cablegram received this morning correctin {.
the list of missing passengers of the Inflated
steamship Scholten and stating that the follow
ing had been saved:
Henry Kenyon. Gustave Bromowsky, Hermann
Hnzier. Gustave Wiel, Giuseppe De Bertoiini,
Peter Jimchowsky, Philip Wslker, Max Becker,
Janos Takase, Johann Pound, Andrew Altka,
Herman Weide.
VI the aooltionai passengers saved UusthVe
Bromowsky Gustave Wiel, Giuseppe Bertolini
and Henry Kenyon were of the
ond cabin list. and the rest belonged
to the steerage. There were no
further particulars. AS the record now stands,
102 of the PA souls on board are reported saved.
Kenyon. on the new list of saved. is young
artist. His passage was prepaid on this side.
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MINOR MATTERS.

List OF xndlanians Whose Applications for
Pensions Have Been Granted.
Washington Special
Pensions have been granted to the following
named Iudanians:
New Pensions: Frances Raymond South
Bend; Sarah Read, Mount Vernon; Noah Cox,
Hillham: g. f. Ely, Ashersville; Albert Tucker,
Coesse; Joseph C. Bell, Bean Blossom; John F.
Coleman, Connersville; James l. SpauldinE,
Edwardsport; George Magee. Willow Branch;
Henry Strubie, Mauckport; s r.. Johns, Lake
eide: Robert Linn. Shelburn; w. T. Hamilton,
Anderson; solomon Beach, Nashville; w. T..
Ham Stanford; John Covert, Jefferson yille;
minor Of Robert Coleman. Snelbyvlle Susana
Parsons. Dubers; Mary A. DeIck, Garrett; Sol
ONION Summers, Albion; David A. Walker
Salem; Armstrong Hughes, Corydon; Amanda
J. Taylor West Middleton.
Increased-James Sammis, Brookvilie; An
drew j. Stskehake. Winchester; +. d. Little
John and James Fl. Addison. Indianapolis; e.
NJ. Williamson, Kent; George ". Sanders. VOL
eotvile; Elisha Lee. Fort Ritner; John Hillen-
burg. South Granger; Amos st Clair. Otisco.
Daniel Grindstaf. Mountain Spring; Abraham
Williams, Wabash: c. W. Knight, Indianapolis:
NJ. B. Walker. Fortvie; J. B. Pyeatte Marion;
Matthew A Watt. Disco; James c. Eads. Reels
vile; Elijah II. Brook, Riley; Fl. r. Witter
Greensburg; Timothy Carriher. Woleotvile;
Henry c. Smith and James Carpenter, Indian
spolis: benjamin Elwood. Eiberfield; Thomas
Peak. Madison: John w. Hullibarger, Brackeu:
John Knight. Bloomington; W. Fl. Sims. Mar
erick Mangold. Indianapolis; John l.. Francis,
New Albany; Silas Billiard. Valparaiso
Reissue-R. W. Smith, Nashville; Peter Hoff-
man, Rochester: Eli Phillips, Hobbs; James
Hcrnsher. Hope; J. ". Yeager. Bunker Hui;
James T. Murphy, Sellersourg n. II. Goble
lam Martin, Evansville; S. o. Wiley Mont
oelier.
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
Various Kinds in the Two States.
How Ft. Wayne Got Rid of Troublesome Issue
Montgomery County Teachers-Two More
Lives Lost in Feud-Gleanings
INDIANA.


A Troublesome Local Question Disposed of
by rhe Action of Corporation.
6pecisf to the Indianapolis Journaa-
FT. WAYNE, Nov. 25.-.'The canal question"
BY which is meant the purchase OF six miles Of
the old Wabash g. Erie canal feeder, to supply
the city with water. was forever eliminated from
local politics to-day by the purchase of the prop
erty. with the Rudisill mill and its dam on St.
Joseph river. by the Jenney Elecrric-light and
Power Company, for SCI, 600 The company
will use the water to supply power for turbine
wheels, which will their works. In an in
terview to night r. T. Mcdonald, treasurer of
the electric-Iieht company, stated that liberal
terms would be made with the city il the supply
in the basins should need reinforcing. The re-
moval of the canal question from politics is a
relief all around and will have the effect of dis
missing injunction proceedings restraining the
purchase OF the property, begun by the water
works trustees against the Council and now
pending in court.
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RAILWAY NEWS AND NOTES
Continuation of the Inquiry Concern
ing Standard Oil Freight Rates.
swers Which Are Flatly COntradicted by
Written Documents-Local Notes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-B. F, Mitchell, gem
era freight agent of the Western division of the
Newport News 81 Mississippi Valley railroad,
the first witness examined to-day before the
Interstate-commerce Commission in connection
with the Standard gOil Company. In respect to
the fact of a difference in rates between oil
transported in tanks and that carried In bar
rels. and to the reasons justifyne such differ
ence, his testimony was substantially like that
of the other freight men who preceded him. He
declared that his company invariably charged
for Transporting oil in tank much per
car, irrespective of it's capacity.
Thereupon series Of logs were produced
showing that he negotiated with complainant,
making a rate on a capacity of 20 900 pounds per
car and rate on the excess. The witnesses
only explanation was that the amanuensis must
have interpolated matter into dictated cor
respondence in each case. Other letters not
easily explainable in harmony with the law were
also produced.
John G. Gault. general manager Of the Gin
cinnati, New Orleans g. Texas Pacific road; O..
G. Murray. freight traffic manager of the St.
Louis & Iron Mountain road. and several other
freight agents of Southwestern roads were also
examined. They all submitted statements and
schedules showing the amount OF oil traff1c and
oil rates over their respective roads. They all
reiterated what previous Witnesses had sworn
to-that their roads had not Disseminated
against Mr.. Rice and in favor of the Standard
Oil Company in the matter of rates on OIL Mr..
Gault explained the advantages of handling and
transporting oil in tank care. 1t was a decid-
eddy superior method, more economical than
handling oil in barrels, and it justified material
reduction in rates below what is charged for
Transporting oil in barrels.
W. j. hundred. of Oil City. general agent of
the oil transportation line of the Pennsylvania
railroad testified that the line owned .13l
tank cars, all of which were properly gauged
and marked with their capacities. Besides these
box cars in transporting oil in barrels.
Council for the Cincinnati, New Orleans &
Texas Pacific, the Alabama g. Great Southern
and the New Orleans g. Northeastern roads
to-day entered a motion with the com mission
requiring Mr.. Rice to make his petitions and
complaints more specific against these roads by
stating the dates upon which the alleged dis
examinations in favor of the Standard Oil Com
pany occurred.
Chairman Cooley decided that If the
plainant relied upon specific instances of DIS
elimination. he should file statement in the
nature of bill of particulars; but if he expected
TO show a general course of conduct the effect of
which would work discrimination in favor Of
the Standard Oil Company, then a bill of par
ticulars would not be essential.
Mr. Rice's counsel said his client would RELY
upon showing a general course of conduct in
imical TO him. the bill Of particulars was not
ordered.
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woman's Relief Corps. q. A. r.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KoKoMo, Nov. 25.-3Iss Ella May Wheeler,
after spending several days in this city, has sue
ceeded in organizing Woman's Relief Corps,
auxiliary to the T. j. Harrison Post, G. A. r.
with twenty five charter members. Offered as
follows: President. Mrs. P. II. Young; senior
vice president, Mrs j. w. Barnes; junior vice
president. Mrs. W. Fl. Sumption; treasurer, Mrs
NJ. Bell; secretary. Mrs o. A. Somers; conductor,
Mrs Deck Moore, assistant conductor. Mrs. A.
n. Grant; guard, Mrs. j. c. Dolman; assistant
guard, Mrs. ii. B. Lowe; chaplain. Mrs. L. Red
mond.
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Dunkirk Secures a Glass Factory.

Spec1aE IndlanapOIIs
DUNKIRK. Nov. 25.-The establishment of
large glass factory was secured at this place to-
night By donation of grounds and Sc, 500 in
money. Although Dunkirk is only town of
LOCO Inhabitants, the citizens ara wide awake,
and at rousing meeting tonight the amount
required was obtained. thus securing factory
thO will employ 800 hands and double the popu-
lation Immediately. This is evidence that
the people here appreciate the fact that they
have the finest natural-eas output liz the entire
belt There's plenty of free gas for more manu-
fact
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Will Not Resign This Year.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 25-T. v Powderly.
general master workman, of the Knights of La
Dor. when shown the published report of a letter
purporting to have been written by him to E. F.
Gould, of Indianapolis, which expressed deter
mination to resign, said II sent letter
to Gould embracing the points he claims, but he
probably took extracts from other communica-
tions l sent him. and, com inng them with
the gist of my speech at Minneapolis,
published the combination coming from me.
on can say for me that am not going to resign
this year-that is about all I can say on the
question"
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Two Handcnffsd Prisoners Escape.

CHESTER, Nov. 25.-Just the train reached
the depot in this city. last night, two convicts
bound for the penitentiary, eluded the vigilance
of their guard, and. lesping from the platf orm
of tie car escaped in the darkness. Although
handcuffed together, they made the break
successfully, and have far evaded capture.
They were negroes. Charles Gather and Charles
Wyatt. both convicted of highway robbery, and
sentenced for six years each. They came from
Morgan county, and were in charge, with six
others, the chief of police of Jacksonville. and
two deputy sheriffs.
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An Eye to Business.
It'd Bits.


Minister Ito bereaved widow)-Yes, Mrs.
Mildew John was such good man; always the
same, and you could know where 10 find him at
all times.
Widow-Yes, that's so. (Sobs.)
Mnster-And then in money matters he was
always so open-handed. / remember a time
needed money badly and John went down in his
pocket for the whole sum All. it was such a
help.
Widow-Has (sob) it tsob) ever been (sobl
maid backl